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    Training Videos for Volunteers.

    As the Title says, I'm kind of looking into the idea, for a few of us at work, of some simple training video's for BLS level care that targets a volunteer group. In my system, we have a Volunteer EMT division that rides along with the normal EMT/Medic crew to help them get road experience...
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    Save the Medic, or Spare the Family?

    From the Eyes of a Basic partnered with a Medic: (And sorry for the length) So you are dispatched to a Cardiac Arrest. When you arrive, LEO's and FF's are just pulling up a couple blocks ahead of you. No CPR has been started when you walk in. It's a elderly (90ish) male, very little if no...
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    Patient requesting "shutdown" prior to arrival.

    So, completely Non-Medical Scenario that happens frequently in my parts. I'd like to see some of your responses to this. SCENARIO: You are responding to a 32/yo Male, complaining of Back Pain that's been chronic x7 years, and is requesting an ambulance. Patient also is complaining that...
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    Good EMT-B "extra's" to have. ( ITLS, NRP, and so on )

    Got a (hopefully) simple question on some good courses to have for an EMT-B. I work in an ALS system. Each Unit has 1 EMT and 1 Medic. Independent from Fire. In Florida. I only got a little experience, a little under 2 years. And I work with the same medic just about all the time. That...
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